Kāinga Ora was 'pleasantly surprised' to receive bids from wool carpet manufacturers that were price-competitive with synthetic products. Photo / NZME The awarding of a contract to install wool ...

The erstwhile robust occupation of making traditional hand-knit rugs from sheep wool is in crisis in the eastern hills now that the practice of keeping herds is on the wane. Making rugs has been a ...

New Zealand’s rural sector is set to benefit from a multi-million dollar marketing investment by one of the country’s largest wool carpet manufacturers, designed to address misconceptions about the ...

The global pandemic has New Zealand wool carpet manufacturers spinning, with demand increasing from customers here and in the US. Over the past decade, wool carpets have lost ground to synthetic floor ...

A recent merger between two wool companies poses 'serious competition concerns for carpet manufacturers' across the country, according to the UK's competition watchdog. Earlier this year, 100-year-old ...

BRADFORD woolman Martin Curtis is at the forefront of a new campaign to get more people to buy wool carpets. He has launched a competition asking the industry and consumers how wool carpets should be ...

Ask some experts for their views on British wool and they will dismiss it as suitable for carpets, upholstery, and little else. Others, however, are diehard advocates of its use in fashion, ...